The latest publication by Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen arouses great public interest. In this book, the former director of the Cluster discloses the history and meaning of heroic stories in Switzerland. weiterlesen

The organisers of the Annual Conference invited scholars to submit panel proposals. The theme of this year's conference is "Scales of Knowledge: Zooming In and Zooming Out". The conference... weiterlesen

On April 7 and 8, 2015, the University of Basel has held a masterclass with Prof. Jay Sokolovsky, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, who has been working on the... weiterlesen

The Chair of Visual and Media Anthropology has established a large collection of films with focus on South Asia. Students of Anthroplogy and Transcultural Studies may benefit from the collection for... weiterlesen

Heidelberg University becomes a member of the Forum Transregionale Studien. The Cluster/HCTS closely cooperates with the Forum Transregionale Studien. Most recently, Prof. Dr. Barbara Mittler... weiterlesen